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| Term | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Term 1 | Formal Elements within Art & Design | Photography within Art and Design. | Digital animation and frame manipulation. How digital images are represented in computers. | Personal investigation introduction within art and design. | Personal Investigation reviewing progress. |
| Half Term 2 | Aboriginal Art | Textiles within Art and Design. | Natural forms and skills within art and design. | Personal investigation research within art and design. | Personal Investigation presenting findings for a meaningful response. |
| Half Term 3 | Blending and Toning Drawings using symmetry with bugs | Painting and drawing project focusing on sweets with artist research. | Natural forms, research and experimentation within art and design. | Personal investigation portfolio development. | Externally assessed unit. Project development from a brief. |
| Half Term 4 | Textiles | Portraiture within art and design. | Man made drawing project to develop skills. | Personal investigation experimenting skills. | Externally assessed unit. Project development from a brief. |
| Half Term 5 | Natural Forms and Mixed Media | Observational studies within art and design. | Man made project and printmaking. | Personal investigation, independent project development. | Externally assessed unit. Portfolio development from a brief. |
| Half Term 6 | Environmental and Collage project. | Pop Art | Painting project with junk food. | Personal investigation, independent project development. | Course complete |
Year 7
Half Term 1
Formal Elements within Art & Design
Half Term 2
Aboriginal Art
Half Term 3
Blending and Toning Drawings using symmetry with bugs
Half Term 4
Textiles
Half Term 5
Natural Forms and Mixed Media
Half Term 6
Environmental and Collage project.
Year 8
Half Term 1
Photography within Art and Design.
Half Term 2
Textiles within Art and Design.
Half Term 3
Painting and drawing project focusing on sweets with artist research.
Half Term 4
Portraiture within art and design.
Half Term 5
Observational studies within art and design.
Half Term 6
Pop Art
Year 9
Half Term 1
Digital animation and frame manipulation. How digital images are represented in computers.
Half Term 2
Natural forms and skills within art and design.
Half Term 3
Natural forms, research and experimentation within art and design.
Half Term 4
Man made drawing project to develop skills.
Half Term 5
Man made project and printmaking.
Half Term 6
Painting project with junk food.
Year 10
Half Term 1
Personal investigation introduction within art and design.
Half Term 2
Personal investigation research within art and design.
Half Term 3
Personal investigation portfolio development.
Half Term 4
Personal investigation experimenting skills.
Half Term 5
Personal investigation, independent project development.
Half Term 6
Personal investigation, independent project development.
Year 11
Half Term 1
Personal Investigation reviewing progress.
Half Term 2
Personal Investigation presenting findings for a meaningful response.
Half Term 3
Externally assessed unit. Project development from a brief.
Half Term 4
Externally assessed unit. Project development from a brief.
Half Term 5
Externally assessed unit. Portfolio development from a brief.
Half Term 6
Course complete
Subject Intent
The art department at Boldon School aims to be inclusive and our intention is to allow all students to become creators. The department promotes learning through a variety of experiences including practical activities and theory based approaches. We encourage students to create work in lots of different ways; using different processes, techniques, materials and resources to generate different kinds of ideas and outcomes. We encourage creative and experimental thinking by covering a over a wide range of art disciplines and subject areas so that students receive an enriched and engaged learning experience both in the classroom, through enrichment and home learning activities.
Within the art, craft and design specification at GCSE students have the opportunity to work in a number of different disciplines including fine art, textile design, graphic communication, 3D design, and photography. Students learn how to build a successful portfolio independently from a starting point by demonstrating critical understanding, experimenting with different materials and techniques, refining and recording their ideas and releasing intentions in a personal and meaningful way. The course gives students the opportunity to experiment with lots of different creative approaches and is therefore a solid foundation for those who are interested in further study in this area. Key transferable skills such as imagination, creativity and resourcefulness as well as visual presentation, oral and written communication and research skills are also a solid foundation for many different study and employment opportunities.